The fighting, or soldier Soldadera, usually belonged to a roving column of rebels fighting against government troops. Many of them had to dress like men, act like men, ride horses, march and fight like any of the other revolutionaries. Best known among them was Margarita Neri, a Mayan Indian from Quintana Roo who became a commander in Zapata’s army.
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